Wednesday 4th December 2019
	The clear highlight of the day was an Ivory Gull which flew past the Farne Islands in Northumberland. Still present were the Steller's Eider in Orkney, Hermit Thrush in Scilly, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Eastern Stonechat sp in Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitchers in Cumbria, Devon and Northumberland. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), Pallas's Warbler (Cornwall), Ring-billed Gull (Pembrokeshire), five Great Grey Shrikes, Shorelark (Norfolk), five Yellow-browed Warblers, three Rough-legged Buzzards, two Glossy Ibises (both Kent), 10 Ring-necked Ducks, three Green-winged Teal, Surf Scoter (Conwy), four Taiga Bean Geese and two Tundra Bean Geese.
-  David Campbell, RBA